If you choose to stay indoors for the Chinese New Year parade tonight in San Francisco, you can watch the whole thing live on KTVU (Fox 2), co-hosted by Ben Fong-Torres and Julie Haener.

Other indoor activities: I’ll be reading tonight at Cantina in San Francisco for the Babylon Salon series. Join me, Eileen Reynolds, Herb Sandhu, Julie Bifano, and Opium Magazine’s Editor’s Choice reader on Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m. 580 Sutter Street. The location host is one Duggan McDonnell, whom you may have read about in the San Francisco Chronicle’s recent article, Bar Stars: A Dozen Trendsetters Who’ve Shaken up the Bay Area Cocktail Scene.